Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 153 · 40 questions

How to say it (He said that + sentence; She asked if + sentence): Negative: add not / don't / doesn't (She can swim → She cannot swim). Question: move the helping verb first (Can she swim?). Reporting: He said, "I am tired." → He said that he was tired. (tense usually goes one step back: am → was, will → would) said + that (no person); told + person (told me that...). Questions: She asked, "Are you free?" → She asked if I was free. Wh-: She asked where I was going.

1. 1.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
2. 2.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
3. 3."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
5. 5.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
6. 6.Make a sentence: I / free. / if / asked / She / was
7. 7.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
8. 8.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
10. 10.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
11. 11.Make a sentence: you / song? / Do / this / like
12. 12.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing
13. 13.Make a sentence: My / asked / me / mother / going. / was / where / I
14. 14.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
16. 16.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Are they playing cricket?
17. 17.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
18. 18.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
19. 19.Make a sentence: said / call / me. / would / Neha / that / she
20. 20.Make a sentence: that / closed. / me / Ravi / the / shop / told / was
21. 21.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
24. 24.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) They are playing cricket.
25. 25.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
26. 26.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I do not like this song.
27. 27.Make a sentence: He / whether / asked / the / had / left. / bus
28. 28.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
29. 29.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
30. 30.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She can swim.
32. 32."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
33. 33.Make a sentence: whether / bus / had / left. / the / He / asked
34. 34.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
35. 35.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
37. 37.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She can swim.
40. 40.Make a sentence: said / that / liked / mangoes. / She / she

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